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Northern Stars 56Southern Steel 53Delivering when it mattered most, the Northern Stars have advanced to the ANZ Premiership grand final after upsetting defending champions Southern Steel 56-53 in the elimination final in Invercargill on Wednesday.The Stars will meet the Pulse to decide the ANZ premiership title in Porirua on Monday.Getting their noses in front just ahead of halftime, a determined Stars turned around a 17-goal deficit from when the teams met just a week ago while also becoming the first team to break the Steel's 16-game winning streak on their home court at ILT Stadium during the past three seasons.Shooter Maia Wilson was a commanding presence under the Stars hoop with an impressive all-round game backed up by converting 43 goals from 45 attempts in helping end the Steel's two-year reign as title winners.The result has also prolonged the careers of veteran Stars players Temepara Bailey and Leana de Bruin who will both retire at the end of the season.The Steel retained their tried and true star

Brodie Retallick has given some of his Chiefs teammates a reminder of what they've been missing as he eyes a return to rugby.The All Blacks lock's been sidelined for the past six weeks with a wrist injury, but is expected to be fit for the Chiefs' final regular season match against the Rebels.Chiefs assistant coach Nick White says Retallick was full of running at training today."He put a shoulder injury into old mate Sam Cane and blew him off his feet today. It was his first real physical training today, so it was good to see."Hooker Nathan Harris will sit out Saturday's match against the Crusaders in Suva as part of his All Blacks rest requirements.Meanwhile, Kieran Read will be available for Crusaders selection after recovering from a shoulder injury.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Radio Sport's tennis expert Matt Brown is back at the French Open for the fifteenth time. He joined D'Arcy and Goran to give the rundown on what to expect from the tournament.LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAYNaomi Osaka's bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title finally gets started on Day 3 of the French Open. The No. 1-seeded Osaka never has been past the third round in three previous appearances at Roland Garros. But she carries a 14-match winning streak at majors into her opener against 90th-ranked Anna Karolina Schmiedlova at Court Philippe Chatrier. Osaka won the U.S. Open last September and then the Australian Open in January. Also in first-round action are 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro and No. 5 seed Alexander Zverev.TUESDAY'S FORECASTChance of rain. High of 16 degrees CelsiusMONDAY'S WEATHERCloudy. High of 20 degrees CelsiusMONDAY'S KEY RESULTSMen's first round: No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 Rafael Nadal beat Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-1, 6-3; Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Kiwi Supercars driver Scott McLaughlin joins D'Arcy and Goran to preview this weekend's round in Winton.The championship will roll out in Victoria for it;s sixth round, with McLaughlin leading the championship by a comfortable 142 points over teammate and compatriot Fabian Coulthard.McLaughlin and Coulthard will both be looking to continue DJR Team Penske's dominance of Supercars continue, having won 11 of 12 races om the season so far.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Turner joins D'Arcy and Goran to preview all the Super Rugby action this weekend.The Chiefs host the Reds tonight in Hamilton, the Blues take on the Crusader in Christchurch tomorrow night while the Highlanders face the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday morning.The Hurricanes have the week off.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Incoming Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay joins D'Arcy and Goran to talk abut his appointment as the Phoenix's coach.Talay takes over from Mark Rudan who left the club after just one season in charge, one where he took the team to the finals series for the first time in four years.Talay served as Sydney FC's assistant this past season, helping them claim their fourth A-League title.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warriors assistant coach Todd Payten joins D'Arcy and Goran to preview this weekend' NRL match between the Warriors and the Brisbane Broncos.After tough starts, both the Warriors and Broncos have both won two straight games entering the match.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seven time Supercars Champion Jamie Whincup joins D'Arcy and Goran to talk about Red Bull's struggles of late and this weekend's round in Winton.It'll be Whincup's 200th round appearance.Despite an illustrious career so far, Whincup's season has been anything but, sitting sixth in the standings and yet to score a race win.It's only the second time in 14 years he's failed to taste victory after 13 races in a season.The championship shifts to Winton in Victoria for the sixth event of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chiefs insist there's been no directives from above to start Sam Cane at blindside flanker against the Reds on Friday.The All Blacks loosie will make his first start of the season with the number six on his back, while Lachlan Boshier returns on the openside.Assistant coach Neil Barnes says it's no All Blacks message to see him at blindside.He says they've had no correspondent down the line.Fellow All Blacks Anton Lienert-Brown and Angus Ta'avao are on All Blacks rest weeks, replaced by Alex Nankivell and Nepo Laulala respectively..@ChiefsRugby team to face @Reds_Rugby just been named:- Sam Cane to start at blindside & captain- Lachlan Boshier returns at 7; Tyler Ardron back to lock; Pita Gus Sowakula moves to 8- All Blacks rest weeks for ALB & Ta'avao; Alex Nankivell & Nepo Laulala start #SuperRugby— Nigel Yalden

A change in venue and date for the national road cycling championships.The event will be held in Cambridge from next year, moving away from Hawke's Bay after four years.The champs will be the new flagship event of the Ride New Zealand Cycling Festival.In a significant move, the champs will be moved to mid-February from its traditional first weekend of January slot.Top kiwi rider George Bennett says the move is a great step as preparing for a national championships so early in the year wasn't ideal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70.The Austria Press Agency quoted Lauda's family as saying he "passed away peacefully" on Monday. Walter Klepetko, a doctor who performed a lung transplant on Lauda last year, said Tuesday: "Niki Lauda has died. I have to confirm that.""His unique successes as a sportsman and entrepreneur are and remain unforgettable," the family statement said. "His tireless drive, his straightforwardness and his courage remain an example and standard for us all. Away from the public gaze he was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather. We will miss him very much."Lauda won the F1 drivers' championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and again in 1984 with McLaren.In 1976, he was badly burned when he crashed during the German Grand Prix, but he made an astonishingly fast return to racing just six weeks

The Warriors have announced the team for their match against the Broncos.Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is part of near unchanged Warriors 17 for the match, with the only alteration to the lineup forced through suspension.Veteran Adam Blair gets a reprieve, back in the side following a one game suspension picked up by Agnatius Paasi.Bunty Afoa has been drafted from the interchange to replace Paasi, while Blair fills Afoa's spot on the bench.Blair's 298th career NRL appearance comes against his former club after missing the last two games against the Dragons (suspension) and the Panthers last week (omitted).The 33-year-old Blair is now on track to play his 299th game against his original club Melbourne on June 8 and his 300th away to Gold Coast on June 14.Hooker Nathaniel Roache hasn't been selected for the wider 21-man team, as he struggles to overcome a cork to his back suffered in the win over the Dragons. It means Issac Luke gets another chance to stamp his mark, in their ongoing battle this season for the No 9 jerse

Blues co-captain Patrick Tuipulotu has promised his side will bring a hard, physical edge to their match against the Chiefs, a side he believes enjoy using "bully" tactics and who could receive some of their own medicine at Eden Park on Saturday.Tuipulotu's men, in 14th place, need a win to have any chance of making the playoffs knowing too they have been pushed around for too long by their rivals down State Highway 1.The Blues haven't beaten the Chiefs since 2011 and lost a thriller last month in Hamilton 33-29 despite a standout performance from midfielder Ma'a Nonu because the home side, led by lock Brodie Retallick, dominated the breakdown area.Tuipulotu and his side are determined that won't happen again. The Blues, who have won only one derby match this season – a win over the Highlanders at Eden Park in March – showed intensity and physicality in their 22-12 defeat to the Hurricanes last weekend and more of the same is required."They're a big, physical side and over the years they've prided themselves

Sam Cane is in line to make his return to rugby for the Chiefs this weekend after overcoming a neck injury that kept him sidelined since late last year.Cane's status for 2019 was thought to be in doubt after he fractured his neck while playing for the All Blacks in South Africa last October. However, the loose forward has proved his fitness to get some much needed game time under his belt.Cane was named on the bench for the Chiefs, who go into a vital clash against the Blues in Auckland this week. Speaking to the Herald in January, he admitted he had no clear return date, but was hopeful he would be able to "get a sneaky couple of games" at the end of the season."As bad as the injury was, I also, in a funny way, felt pretty lucky because it could have been a lot worse," Cane said. "We're only a couple of millimetres away from never playing again so in a funny way I was pretty grateful that I was going to be OK and, one: I was going to be able to live a healthy, normal life and two: to get back playing rugby i

The National Basketball League has confirmed the identity of three of the six clubs looking to be part of the expansion to the local competition.NBL general manager Justin Nelson has confirmed bids from South Auckland, Otago and Canberra.Three further bids are secret, as they have not announced their intentions publicly, but there are two more from the North Island and one from Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hurricanes head coach John Plumtree has made just two changes to the starting XV to face the Jaguares on Friday night.The experienced James Marshall will start at first five-eighth in the absence of Beauden Barrett who is on the second of his All Black rest weeks, while Du'Plessis Kirifi will start at openside flanker.Marshall, who will make his 49th appearance for the Hurricanes, has impressed off the bench after returning from the shoulder injury he suffered in round one.Kirifi's inclusion sees Ardie Savea move to No 8 with Reed Prinsep unavailable after he suffered a bad cut to his face in the Hurricanes' 22-12 win over the Blues last week.There are four changes to the bench from last week with Heiden Bedwell-Curtis providing loose forward cover, Chris Eves comes in for an injured Fraser Armstrong while Fletcher Smith and Salesi Rayasi come into the match day squad.Plumtree was impressed with the overall work of the whole squad at Eden Park and the impact they got off the bench against a really physical Bl

Former All White Danny Hay joins Miles Davis to talk about the tight finish of the Premier League season, which saw Manchester City and Liverpool fight until the very end.Manchester City secured their second consecutive title, pipping Liverpool by one point on the league table.LISTEN TO DANNY HAY TALK WITH MILES DAVIS ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black Ferns halfback Tyla Nathan-Wong joins Miles Davis to talk about her side's latest tournament victory in Canada onin the Sevens World Series.The Black Ferns bounced back from a disappointing fifth in Japan, beating Australia in the final in Canada 21-14.The win extends their lead to 12 points on the World Series standings.It also sees them qualify for next year's Olympics in Tokyo.LISTEN TO TYLA NATHAN-WING TALK WITH MILES DAVIS ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hurricanes outside back Jordie Barrett joins Goran Paladin to talk about his side's victory over the Blues in Super Rugby on the weekend.LISTEN TO JORDIE BARRETT TALK TO GORAN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A forward pack shuffle to the Chiefs line-up for Saturday night's home match against the Sharks in Hamilton.Tyler Ardron moves from number eight to lock with Michael Allardice out, while Mitch Karpik is back from a knee injury to take the injured Lachlan Boshier's spot at six.Luke Jacobson switches to number eight from the blindside and Jesse Parete comes off the bench to start at openside.The backline is unchanged, with Brad Weber to captain the Chiefs in the absence of Allardice and Brodie Retallick and Sam Cane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.